FIELD OPERATIONS
Operation of Production Facilities
E-502
 Who should attend?
Engineers and technicians,
looking for technical
information not only on the
Oil & Gas field treatments,
but also on the technology
of equipment and
installations, used in theses
onshore and offshore
processing facilities.
 Duration
10 days
 Sessions in English
December 06-17, 2010
Rueil-Malmaison (Paris)
Additional session
April 19-30, 2010
Rueil-Malmaison (Paris)
French sessions: F-502
 Registration
Fees: € 3,720
Contact:
exp.rueil@ifptraining.com
Fax: (+33) 1 47 52 74 27
 Course Coordinator
Frank BEIJER
Ref. PROD / FPSPF
At request, this course may be
organized for a single company, and
tailored to its specific requirements.
FIELD PROCESSING AND SURFACE
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
OBJECTIVES
To provide technical knowledge of Oil & Gas field processing techniques (onshore and offshore),
as well as the technology and operating principle of the equipment used in these facilities.
Upon completion of the course, participants know the:
• fundamentals of Oil & Gas production techniques,
• operating principle of the Oil, Water and Gas processes, and their main operating conditions,
• techniques used for offshore production and their specificities,
• technology of the main equipment used in these processing facilities,
• fundamentals of process control and typical safety systems layout,
• fundamentals of metering techniques and corrosion prevention and monitoring.
COURSE CONTENT
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR, DRILLING AND COMPLETION 0.5 day
Hydrocarbon genesis
Reservoirs: types, exploration techniques
Drilling principle - Case of offshore drilling
Main completion equipment - Principle of artificial lift by pumping, gas lift…
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR): aim and principle of the main techniques
WELL EFFLUENTS BEHAVIOR -
NEED FOR EFFLUENT FIELD PROCESSING 0.5 day
Well effluent composition - Different types of well effluent (black oil, light oil, volatile oil, wet gas, retrograde gas,
dry gas)
Main characterization parameters: GOR, CGR, FVF, Bo, Bg, BSW, WOR, Water Cut, Bo, Bg, B’g…
Liquid/Vapor equilibrium of pure substances and mixtures - Vapor pressure curves and phase envelops
Well effluent behavior from pay zone up to the surface processing plant inlet
Constituents that pose problems for storage, transport, or commercialization/utilization of crude oils and
natural gases
Main specifications to be respected and required treatments
Examples of compositions of well effluents and commercialized crude oils and natural gases
CRUDE OIL TREATMENT 1 day
Crude stabilization (gas removal) by Multi Stage Separation (MSS) - Foaming problems and main available
solutions
Crude dehydration (water removal) and desalting - Emulsion problems and main available treatments
Crude sweetening (H2S removal)
Examples of oil treatment and associated gas compression process schemes
PRODUCTION AND INJECTION WATER TREATMENT 1 day
Production water networks: drain drums, open and closed drains, safety considerations
Reject water environmental constraints and required treatments
Injection water: aim, quality requirements and required treatments (chlorination, filtration, oxygen removal,
sterilization)
GAS PROCESSING AND CONDITIONNING 2 days
Gas dehydratation (drying): TEG units, desiccants - Hydrate formation inhibition: injection of MeOH, MEG, DEG,
LDHI...
Gas sweetening - Acid components (H2S et CO2) removal: amine units, molecular sieves, membranes
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) extraction: use of cryogenic refrigeration, Joule-Thomson expansion,
or Turbo-expander
Fundamentals of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) chain
CASE OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENTS - FLOW ASSURANCE 1 day
Different offshore production structures: jacket, semi-submersible, Spar, TLP, FPSO… - Selection criteria
Storage and offloading vessels (FSO, FPSO, buoy…)
Deep offshore developments - Examples of subsea architecture
Subsurface/surface flow assurance - Problems related to multiphase flow
Flow Assurance: problems of slug, erosion, hydrate formation, deposits (paraffins, asphaltenes, naphtenates,
carbonates, sulfates, salts…) - Main preservation techniques and pigging solutions
ROTATING MACHINERY 1 day
Pumps, Compressors, turboexpanders and gas turbines: types, operation, technology - Examples of application
THERMAL EQUIPMENT 0.5 day
Heat exchangers, Air coolers, Furnaces, Heaters, fire tubes: types, operation, technology
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORROSION 0.5 day
Different types of corrosion, prevention and monitoring
Case of corrosion due to sea water
INSTRUMENTATION & PROCESS CONTROL - SAFETY SYSTEMS 1 day
Elements constituting a simple process control loop - Case of cascade and split-range loops - DCS
Technology and working principle of sensors, transmitters and control valves
Safety Systems: HIPS, ESD, EDP, F&G, USS
METERING AND ALLOCATION 1 day
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